TTC after Methotrexate shot

[LENKAT]

Hi there, I had an ectopic pregnancy in october 2011, they gave me the shot at 7 weeks and it took around 6-7 weeks to get to 0. i did get my period in december but was bleeding in between periods for 2 cycles. In february I had my first normal cycle and we started ttc again. its been 3 months and still nothing. Just got my AF today . I do have a 3 year old daughter and want a brother or sister for her so bad. I got pregnant with her on first try and the ectopic was on first try as well. Is it possible that I am not getting prego because of the shot?

 

[JPARR01]

Hi there, I had an ectopic pregnancy in october 2011, they gave me the shot at 7 weeks and it took around 6-7 weeks to get to 0. i did get my period in december but was bleeding in between periods for 2 cycles. In february I had my first normal cycle and we started ttc again. its been 3 months and still nothing. Just got my AF today . I do have a 3 year old daughter and want a brother or sister for her so bad. I got pregnant with her on first try and the ectopic was on first try as well. Is it possible that I am not getting prego because of the shot?

Hey there! I am sorry for your loss and everthing you had to go through. As for the shot... I really don't think the shot is causing you not to get preggo. There are a bunch of us girls on this thread that had the shot and got pregnant within a few months after the shot. I think you should just continue TTC and if it is taking longer than 6 months discuss it with your doc. Remember, being stress free and relaxed is the best thing you could do for your body when you are ttc. THe women on this thread are wonderful and have tons of info and lots of advice they can share with you. xoxo

 

[Gwenylovey]

JPARR, congratulations on your beautiful baby girl!!! I love your photo, she is perfect

LENKAT, I also agree that it is unlikely that the shot is preventing you from conceiving. As JPARR mentioned, I wonder if stress is playing a part in this. Hoping that you take some nice relaxing bubble baths and take time for yourself and that you get your bfp soon!

 

[libbyloulou]

Jparr congratulations! What a beauty x

 

[Renzalxx]

JParr, congrats on the arrival of your beautiful little girl!!!... just love that cheeky little grin she is giving us xxxx

 

[baby_maybe]

Congrats jparr Addison is just beautiful, well done you xxx

 

[chig]

Congrats jparr! I am so happy for you!!!

Afm, I just got my second AF since reaching 0!!! I never thought I would be so happy to see her. It seems like me cycle is back to normal with 28 days and it started with red spotting this time instead of the brown spotting like last time. What a relief... normally, i would just need to wait for one more period, but we have decided to wait an extra cycle just to be safe, so now just two more periods and then it's ttc time!!!

 

[baby_maybe]

Thats great chig, not long now

AFM - next blood draw tomorrow, hoping for sub 100 (was 358 last week), but we'll have to see how that pans out........I'm now 7 weeks since mtx so really hoping this thing wraps up soon!

 

[Gwenylovey]

Great news Chig! You are almost there! Ttc time will be here before you know it!

Baby_maybe, good luck tomorrow, hoping its good news for you

 

[JPARR01]

Thank you very much ladies! xoxo

 

[kmp]

JPARR, Congratulations, picture is tooo cute!!

 

[chig]

Well, I thought I was going to have a normal period after this whole mess, but I guess I was wrong. I got overly excited yesterday at the sight of red spotting. It turns out that my temperature rose this morning and now only have slight amounts of brown spotting. What is going on with my body??? Why is it taking so long for it to get back to its normal cycle? I accepted the first period to be a little weird as it was my first period after hitting 0, but my body is usually good to recover, but I guess the ectopic and MTX really messed me up. Now I am hoping that by the end of today or tomorrow morning I will have more of a flow than just spotting. I really wanted to have 3 normal cycles before we started to try, but I guess I have to let my body do whatever it needs to so that it can recover.
Just as a side question, what day do you ladies consider as CD1? Do you count the day that you start spotting, or the day that you start the actual flow? I have read different things online, so I just wanted to know what you ladies thought. Thanks and sorry for the whiny post.

 

[Gwenylovey]

That's frustrating Chig! Your body just went through a lot though, and it makes sense to me that it will take a little bit of time for things to get back to normal. Is the length of your cycle somewhat back to normal? I found that my cycles actually stabilized after metho, but I began spotting a few days before AF which had never happened before. I actually don't know that some spotting before AF is anything to really worry about although I do understand wanting things to be as before.

I did not count my spotting days as CD1 and considered it to be the first day of flow when I needed a tampon or a pad versus a panty liner.

 

[libbyloulou]

Chit, that is rubbish! I always had a regular 28day cycle unruly my ectopic then it went crazy. Never more than 28 but 24 or 26 days. I also started spotting a lot more before my period. It would start a week before when I had discoloured discharge. It was so annoying and eventually I saw the doc who booked me an appointment with the consultant. I never made that appointment as I got my bfp but I still spotted that month that I got pregnant. Hope this helps. X

 

[libbyloulou]

Chig not chit, sorry using my phone!

 

[chig]

That's frustrating Chig! Your body just went through a lot though, and it makes sense to me that it will take a little bit of time for things to get back to normal. Is the length of your cycle somewhat back to normal? I found that my cycles actually stabilized after metho, but I began spotting a few days before AF which had never happened before. I actually don't know that some spotting before AF is anything to really worry about although I do understand wanting things to be as before.

I did not count my spotting days as CD1 and considered it to be the first day of flow when I needed a tampon or a pad versus a panty liner.

Before I got pregnant, my cycles were about 29 days. My periods usually started out with spotting to light bleeding on the first day and then the "flow" would be the heaviest on my second and third days before it would start to taper off by day 6. Now, I am starting out with redish to brownish spotting for 3 days before the "flow" starts.
I am still spotting today, but it is a little heavier spotting, but the weird thing is that my temp went even higher today. If I don't count these 3 days of spotting as a part my new cycle, then I would be on day 31 of my previous cycle.

So, I am not quite sure what to think of my cycles yet.

 

[chig]

Thats great chig, not long now

AFM - next blood draw tomorrow, hoping for sub 100 (was 358 last week), but we'll have to see how that pans out........I'm now 7 weeks since mtx so really hoping this thing wraps up soon!

How did your blood draw go? Are they below 100 now? Fxed for you!

 

[PreshFest]

That's frustrating Chig! Your body just went through a lot though, and it makes sense to me that it will take a little bit of time for things to get back to normal. Is the length of your cycle somewhat back to normal? I found that my cycles actually stabilized after metho, but I began spotting a few days before AF which had never happened before. I actually don't know that some spotting before AF is anything to really worry about although I do understand wanting things to be as before.

I did not count my spotting days as CD1 and considered it to be the first day of flow when I needed a tampon or a pad versus a panty liner.

Before I got pregnant, my cycles were about 29 days. My periods usually started out with spotting to light bleeding on the first day and then the "flow" would be the heaviest on my second and third days before it would start to taper off by day 6. Now, I am starting out with redish to brownish spotting for 3 days before the "flow" starts.
I am still spotting today, but it is a little heavier spotting, but the weird thing is that my temp went even higher today. If I don't count these 3 days of spotting as a part my new cycle, then I would be on day 31 of my previous cycle.

So, I am not quite sure what to think of my cycles yet.

Chig, my only advice for you is to try to not decipher what your body is up to. It's been through a lot and it can take a while to get back on track. I know it's frustrating, though. I paid attention to every little thing and ended up driving myself crazy and getting so stressed out about it. Hopefully you can just try and relax and let your body do it's thing. It will return to normal very soon, I'm sure! It's so hard to accept the fact that we have no control over our bodies, isn't it?! i still can't fully accept it, but I'm trying. Trying to stay calm is my new thing these days. I'm just trying to let it all go. Which is really hard since we are now on month two of ttc and I should be about 3dpo now... I usually know when I ovulate, but this month I had no clue. Trying not to let it drive me batty!

 

[baby_maybe]

Thats great chig, not long now

AFM - next blood draw tomorrow, hoping for sub 100 (was 358 last week), but we'll have to see how that pans out........I'm now 7 weeks since mtx so really hoping this thing wraps up soon!

How did your blood draw go? Are they below 100 now? Fxed for you!

Oh yeah sorry I forgot to update in here My hcg was 216 yesterday, so still aaaaagggeessss to go!! I'm ok I was hoping for sub 100, but not expecting it after the ast few weeks. Of I go again next week then!! xx

 

[chig]

That's frustrating Chig! Your body just went through a lot though, and it makes sense to me that it will take a little bit of time for things to get back to normal. Is the length of your cycle somewhat back to normal? I found that my cycles actually stabilized after metho, but I began spotting a few days before AF which had never happened before. I actually don't know that some spotting before AF is anything to really worry about although I do understand wanting things to be as before.

I did not count my spotting days as CD1 and considered it to be the first day of flow when I needed a tampon or a pad versus a panty liner.

Before I got pregnant, my cycles were about 29 days. My periods usually started out with spotting to light bleeding on the first day and then the "flow" would be the heaviest on my second and third days before it would start to taper off by day 6. Now, I am starting out with redish to brownish spotting for 3 days before the "flow" starts.
I am still spotting today, but it is a little heavier spotting, but the weird thing is that my temp went even higher today. If I don't count these 3 days of spotting as a part my new cycle, then I would be on day 31 of my previous cycle.

So, I am not quite sure what to think of my cycles yet.

Chig, my only advice for you is to try to not decipher what your body is up to. It's been through a lot and it can take a while to get back on track. I know it's frustrating, though. I paid attention to every little thing and ended up driving myself crazy and getting so stressed out about it. Hopefully you can just try and relax and let your body do it's thing. It will return to normal very soon, I'm sure! It's so hard to accept the fact that we have no control over our bodies, isn't it?! i still can't fully accept it, but I'm trying. Trying to stay calm is my new thing these days. I'm just trying to let it all go. Which is really hard since we are now on month two of ttc and I should be about 3dpo now... I usually know when I ovulate, but this month I had no clue. Trying not to let it drive me batty!

You are so right! I need to stop analyzing every little thing and just try to relax. It is just so hard to not think about! I am sure I am making it worse by stressing about it. I think I will just watch a movie with my DH tonight!